Publications

May 2013
Supplement

To JV or Not To JV? That Is the Question (for XTech in China)

This is the Spreadsheet Supplement for To JV or Not To JV? That is the Question (for XTech in China) HBS Case 807118. Includes Exhibit 1. View Details

2008
Working Paper

The Ethnic Composition of U.S. Inventors

By: William R. Kerr

The ethnic composition of US scientists and engineers is undergoing a significant transformation. This study applies an ethnic-name database to individual patent records granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to document these trends with greater... View Details

Keywords: Inventors; Scientists; Engineers; Information Technology; Patents; Ethnicity; Innovation and Invention; Research and Development; Immigration; China; United States; India

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December 1997 (Revised August 1998)
Case

Shanghai Real Estate (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Harold F. Hogan Jr

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Consulting Industry; Real Estate Industry; China; United States; France

17 Jul 2014
Panel Discussion

Monitoring the Monitors: How Social Factors Influence Supply Chain Auditors

By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel

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01 Dec 2012
News

From Where We Stand

collaboration. MEI ZHANG Mei Zhang (MBA 1996), founder and chairwoman, Wildchina Travel, Beijing, China The stereotype that women are "more orga-nized" or "bring balance" at times rings true, but I have seen too many exceptions to think... View Details

December 2011
Article

EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTION: Transforming Mental Models on Emerging Markets

By: Charles Dhanaraj and Tarun Khanna

Economic growth in the Western world increasingly depends on meaningful engagement with emerging markets such as Brazil, China, India, South Africa, and Turkey. Business schools are responding with increased attention to these markets in their research and curricula.... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Business Model; Economic Growth; Developing Countries and Economies; Research; Business Education; Learning; Financial Institutions; Framework; Transformation; Perspective; India; China; Brazil; South Africa; Turkey

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January 2001 (Revised February 2001)
Supplement

China's Accession to the WTO

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Supplements The World Trade Organization: After the Seattle Protests. View Details

Keywords: Trade; Globalized Economies and Regions; Social Issues; China; Seattle

01 Mar 2014
News

The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

Mustapha would be lucky to harvest 1.4 metric tons of maize—one-fifth the yield farmers in Brazil and China can expect. To match their production, he'd need to invest about $500 per hectare. But Mustapha earned only around $600 a year—and... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

18 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

fifth. The global agriculture system was undergoing major changes and the standard of living in China was increasing, changing the food consumption and dietary habits of the nation's 1.3 billion people. COFCO's management needed to decide... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Jul 2016
First Look

July 19, 2016

downgraded its sales forecast for the coming year, suggesting sales would now be flat. Meanwhile, online retailer Amazon was growing rapidly and, despite being less than one-quarter of the size of Walmart, now boasted a higher market capitalization. Moreover, in April... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

Korea), most growth in IP activity has come from middle-income countries, especially in Asia. We observe important differences in the origins of this growth. For example, while in India most applicants were foreign firms, in China most... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 10

in industrial water and wastewater systems. Woteer had expressed an interest in gaining exclusive access to Oasys' forward osmosis technology for water treatment applications in China in exchange for an equity investment. Jim Matheson,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

21 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store

This same logic applies to other retailers, such as department stores. If you look at your data, the best customers are probably the customers who end up shopping for china or silverware—departments that some of your worst shoppers may... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Retail

01 Jun 2020
News

Post-Office

think there’s been a long-standing point of view that Silicon Valley is the heart of the tech industry in the United States. Then similarly, of course, there are places like Beijing in China and other places like Bangalore in India. But... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Remote work; COVID-19; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

September 2023
Case

The Rise and Fall of FTX

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese, Joseph Pacelli and Max Hancock

In November 2022, Sam Bankman-Fried's multi-billion-dollar crypto exchange, FTX, collapsed, wiping out investors and throwing the crypto industry into disarray. As FTX's founder and CEO, Bankman-Fried developed a reputation for his unerring business sense and... View Details

Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Crime and Corruption; Financial Statements; Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Failure; Restructuring; United States; Hong Kong; Bahamas

April 2009 (Revised May 2010)
Case

Urbi and the City Licensee Managers

By: John D. Macomber and Regina Garcia-Cuellar

A leading low income housing builder in Mexico decides which prospective new local partner best extends its advantages in managing twin production lines of homes and clients. URBI has built substantial competitive advantage in the technology and culture that matches... View Details

Keywords: Mortgages; Government and Politics; Housing; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Market Entry and Exit; Production; Supply Chain; Organizational Culture; Franchise Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Real Estate Industry; China; India; Mexico; United States

April 2005 (Revised February 2007)
Case

American Outsourcing

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Alexander Veytsman

Covers the phenomenon of outsourcing jobs from the United States. Reviews the evolution of Mexico's Maquiladoras, manufacturing special economic areas in China, and information technology and service-sourcing in India. Also reviews exports/imports, exchange rates,... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Employment; Emerging Markets; Wages; Trade; United States; Mexico; China; India